Identities of South Tahoe plane crash victims released

The El Dorado County coroner has confirmed the identities of the five people who died Saturday night when their plane crashed after taking off from Lake Tahoe Airport.

The deceased are:

Harold Cardwell, 60

Kin Cardwell, 41

Francisco De La Mora, 43

Lorena De La Mora, 39

Esmeralda De La Mora, 6.

All are from Fresno.

The National Transportation Safety Board is continuing to investigate the Aug. 25 accident to determine the cause.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report